Shaded Pole Induction Motor An easy way to provide starting torque to…
Charles Proteus Steinmetz’s first job after arriving in America…
Normally, the rotor windings of a wound rotor induction motor are…
A wound rotor induction motor has a stator like a squirrel cage…
The variable reluctance motor is based on the principle that an…
Most students of electricity begin their study with what is known as…
Single Phase Synchronous Motors Single-phase synchronous motors are…
Most AC motors are induction motors. Induction motors are favored due…
Brushless DC motors were developed from conventional brushed DC motors…
Stepper Motor vs Servo Motor A stepper motor is a…
Just as devices have been made to measure certain physical quantities…
When a transistor is in the fully-off state (like an open switch), it…
What is an Operational Amplifier (Op-amp)? Operational Amplifiers,…
Ampacities of copper wire, in free air at 30o C: INSULATION TYPE…
Parallel-in/ serial-out shift registers do everything that the…
A common phrase heard in reference to electrical safety goes something…
Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…
After applying some of the general troubleshooting tips to narrow the…
Seeing as how a common meter movement can be made to function as a…
Inductors do not have a stable “resistance” as conductors…
In the previous section, we explored what would happen in simple…
Both soldering irons and soldering guns are tools used in the process…
Remember that this tutorial is not exhaustive by any means, and that…
PARTS AND MATERIALS 4001 quad NOR gate (Radio Shack catalog #…
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…
The Functionality of Diode Polarity Being able to determine the…
With this lesson, I hope to avoid a common mistake found in…
Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…
Capacitors store energy in the form of an electric field, and…
What, exactly, is necessary to establish electrical continuity between…
In the simplest terms you can think of, define what an electrical…
